257 | The Night House

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 47min

• Directed by David Bruckner

• Written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski

• Stars: Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg and Vondie Curtis-Hall

• Premiered at Sundance January 24, 2020

• Released in theaters August 20, 2021

• RT: 88% critics / 69% audience

Synopsis 

A woman grieving the recent suicide of her husband experiences strange disturbances in her home and begins to believe that his ghost is attempting to contact her.

Join us in two weeks when we review Alien: Romulus, opening in theaters August 16.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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256 | Longlegs

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 41min

• Written & Directed by Oz Perkins

• Stars: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage and Blair Underwood

• Premiered at Beyond Fest May 31, 2024

• Released in theaters July 12, 2024

• RT: 86% critics / 63% audience

Synopsis 

Rookie FBI agent Lee Harker uses her psychic abilities and apparent personal connection to help her catch elusive serial killer Longlegs, who has been implicated in several “family annihilator” murders over the past 30 years, and whose coded letters are the only physical connection to the crime scenes.

Join us in two weeks when we review The Night House, available on demand.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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255 | MaXXXine

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 43min

• Written & Directed by Ti West

• Stars: Mia Goth, Kevin Bacon and Michelle Monaghan

• Released in theaters July 5, 2024

• RT: 75% critics / 78% audience

Synopsis 

We rejoin Maxine six years after the events of X, as she’s about to make her crossover from porn star to horror movie star. Unfortunately, her friends once again start turning up dead, throwing a wrench into her big plans.

Join us in two weeks when we review Longlegs, in theaters on July 12th.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Repeat | Lake Mungo

Lake Mungo

Director/Writer: Joel Anderson 
Stars: Rosie Traynor, David Pledger, Martin Sharpe
Synopsis: Who killed Alice Palmer? Just kidding...sort of...
This is a Fauxdoc-style film, covering the events surrounding the death of 16-year old Alice Palmer. After going missing (we presume she drowned) during a family trip, Alice's body is eventually discovered floating in the water. Once this happens, the movie jumps from one subplot to the next as it attempts to discover what happened to her. The ending may not be exactly what you'd expect.

What'd we think of Lake Mungo?
(Out of 5 stars)

Join us next time for an all-new episode, in which we’ll be reviewing Ti West’s newest, MaXXXine, now in theaters.

254 | In a Violent Nature

• Not Rated 

• Runtime: 1hr 34min

• Written & Directed by Chris Nash

• Stars: Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic and Cameron Love

• Premiered at Sundance Film Festival January 22, 2024

• Released in theaters May 31, 2024

• RT: 81% critics / 43% audience

Synopsis 

When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year old crime, his body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving it.

Join us in four weeks when we review Maxxxine, in theaters on July 3rd.

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253 | I Saw the TV Glow

• Rated PG-13

• Runtime: 1hr 40min

• Written & Directed by Jane Schoenbrun

• Stars: Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine and Ian Foreman

• Premiered at Sundance Film Festival January 18, 2024

• Released in theaters May 17, 2024

• RT: 84% critics / 68% audience

Synopsis 

Shy teenager Owen is intrigued by a supernatural teen TV show and an older classmate named Maddy who is obsessed with the show. When they begin watching the show together, the lines between reality and television begin to blur.

Join us next time when we'll review In a Violent Nature, now playing in theaters.

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252 | Double Blind

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 30min

• Directed by Ian Hunt-Duffy

• Written by Darach McGarrigle

• Stars: Millie Brady, Pollyanna McIntosh and Akshay Kumar

• Premiered at Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival July 1, 2023

• Limited release in theaters February 9, 2024

• RT: 100% critics / 73% audience

Synopsis 

Test subjects for an experimental drug trial gone awry experience terrifying side effects and a lockdown protocol. As they try to escape the underground facility they also come to the unsettling realization that if they fall asleep they will die.

Join us next time when we'll review I Saw the TV Glow, now playing in theaters.

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251 | Late Night with the Devil

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 33min

• Written & Directed by Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes

• Stars: David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon and Ian Bliss

• Premiered at South by Southwest March 10, 2023

• Released in theaters March 22, 2024

• RT: 97% critics / 81% audience

Synopsis 

A late-night talk show attempts to grab big ratings during sweeps week with a paranormal-themed Halloween episode, which ends up taking a sinister turn

Join us next time when we'll review Double Blind, now streaming on Prime.

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250 | The First Omen

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 59min

• Directed by Arkasha Stevenson

• Written by Arkasha Stevenson, Tim Smith and Keith Thomas 

• Stars: Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson and Sonia Braga

• Released in theaters April 5, 2024

• RT: 81% critics / 70% audience

Synopsis 

Another young novitiate from the U.S. arrives at her new home in an Italian convent and soon realizes that things are not as they seem

We mentioned Canadian comic, Mayce Galoni. Please check him out - he’s hilarious and delightful. @maycegaloni on Instagram.

Join us next time when we'll review Late Night with the Devil, now streaming on AMC+ and Shudder.

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